BAIT-HEI Project enters its second year

BAIT-HEI Project enters its second year and launches the evaluation phase of AI Tools for Higher Education

The international BAIT-HEI (Brilliant Artificial Intelligence Toolkit for Higher Education Instructors) project has successfully entered its second year of implementation. Following the completion of its initial research and development phase, project partners have now started work on Work Package 4 (WP4), focusing on monitoring the use of project outputs, collecting user feedback, and assessing their impact on higher education teaching and learning.

BAIT-HEI addresses the growing influence of artificial intelligence on education by equipping higher education instructors with practical tools, methodologies, and guidance for the responsible and meaningful use of AI. The project focuses on three key areas of academic work: curriculum development, teaching and learning activities, and student assessment. The consortium brings together nine organisations from eight European countries, combining expertise from universities, educational institutions, and technology partners.

During its first year, the project completed a range of activities, including research on educators’ needs, analysis of AI applications in higher education, and the development of training resources and learning materials. The project has also successfully concluded Work Package 3 and made its online training resources available to the academic community.

With the launch of Work Package 4, project partners focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the developed resources and collecting evidence of their practical use in higher education institutions. Monitoring activities will examine how educators engage with the training materials and how the developed AI-supported approaches contribute to teaching innovation and professional development. 

The second year of the project will also include pilot training sessions, workshops, and dissemination activities aimed at sharing good practices in the use of artificial intelligence in higher education. Through these activities, BAIT-HEI continues to support the modernisation of teaching methods and the development of digital competences among academic staff across Europe.

In the coming months, the consortium will concentrate on evaluating project outcomes, expanding the reach of the training resources, and promoting project results among higher education institutions throughout Europe.